Therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from Opuntia littoralis
AssigneeKing Faisal University
InventorsHeba Ibrahim Abd El-Moaty, Hairul-Islam Mohamed Ibrahim, Zainab Hussain Almansour, Rabab Salem Hamad
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Abstract
A therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds derived from Opuntia littoralis (OL) includes an extract of Opuntia littoralis and lutein. The Opuntia littoralis extract can be formed by extracting an Opuntia littoralis plant powder with an alcohol to provide an Opuntia littoralis alcohol extract (OLAE) including the phenolic compounds. In an embodiment, the therapeutic composition can be effectively used as an analgesic for the treatment of pain, as an anti-inflammatory, as a treatment for immunological disorders, and/or as a treatment for oxidant conditions.
Claims6
A method of preparing a therapeutic composition including phenolic compounds comprising:
- extracting a plant powder from a part of the Opuntia littoralis plant;
- combining the plant powder with water and an alcohol to provide an alcohol extract;
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- combining the alcohol extract with lutein to provide the therapeutic composition;
- wherein the plant powder is extracted from the part of the Opuntia littoralis plant with 70% aqueous ethanol over multiple days.
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